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The Brotherhood Lounge in Olympia tops the dichotomy list. At the heart of this red-walled haven of booze, dancing and debauchery are community and solidarity. You see, while you kiss the closest beautiful face at midnight - colorful balloons dropping all around and your head dizzy with drinks - you
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The ‘70s may always be remembered best for bands like Journey, Foghat and the Bee Gees, but the Spinners are one of the few bands that unfairly slipped through the cracks. Bobble Tiki, for one, is glad that more than 35 years later, as he dances before the Spinners Saturday
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Chances are you'll celebrate New Year's Eve one way or another. Either you have magnificent plans, or maybe you don't. But when the time comes you'll be looking for something ... anything ... to do on the big night. Sitting at home in your depressing apartment on New Year's Eve
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Here at the Weekly Volcano we take our showers warm. We're kind of wimps. But there are plenty of tough, adventurous, rosy-cheeked folks out there who live on the edge, no doubt partaking in activities like Sunday's Polar Bear Plunge at Point Defiance Marina. According to hype, Sunday's New Year's
Operation Family Support
Jeannie Sweezer knows how a spouse new to the military with little resources feels when a loved one deploys.“I know what it is like to be the one who has no resources,” said Sweezer, a family readiness support assistant with the new Raider Family Center. “We’re here to assist families
Focus
Sgt. Kenny De La Fuente exudes confidence.Then again, as a soldier assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Battalion, he is one of America’s elite soldiers. His sense of being the best defines his role as a noncommissioned officer.“A good NCO should have a clear sense of competence toward whatever
Food Matters
At the newly opened Lobster House in Tacoma's International District a range of Chinese dishes can be had; radish cakes, congee (rice porridge), chicken feet, salt and pepper squid, chow mein, walnut prawns, hum bao, chow fun and the hot ticket item of the moment: dim sum. Think of dim
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Thursday, Sept. 17 Half-price wine, Maxwell’s Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Wine tasting, five pours for $5, Vinum Coffee and Wine Lounge, 1001 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.8215. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum Inlet Road, Shelton, 360.426.5913. Friday, Sept. 18 Wines for fall
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Martini Club The Varsity Grill’s third Thursday Martini Club will feature Hendrick’s Gin this month. Five bucks gets you access to an appetizer buffet, samples of the gin, prizes and $5 martinis from 5-7 p.m. Join the club at 1114 Broadway in downtown Tacoma. Doyle’s battles MS Keith Chafee Ellis, who has multiple
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Cold Fusion at B2 Fine Art is the second part of a two-part exhibition. The first part, Hot Fusion, was last summer. Hot summer, cold winter, and a few of the same artists: Scott J. Morgan, Judy Hintz Cox, Todd Clark and photographer Jeff. G. Mitchell. All of the
News Articles
It’s the bottom of the ninth inning of a tied game with two outs and the winning run at third.“I’m a coach with a whole bunch of blue chip players,” said Col. Jerome (Jerry) Penner, commander, Madigan Army Medical Center.The outcome of the game is assured; Penner’s team will score.“My
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Milked and honey My girlfriend of two years just left me, saying she'd fallen out of love. Prior to leaving, she moved into my condo as part of our long-term plan to buy a house together. She insisted on many renovations, and I went along to make her happy. I put
Health
The Department of Defense has implemented a temporary moratorium on the sales of products containing DMAA within military facilities. The moratorium will remain in effect pending further review of relevant scientific evidence and reported events, officials said. Recent reports show that two Soldier deaths and
Veterans
Veterans of the Persian Gulf War with undiagnosed illnesses have an additional five years to qualify for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. "Not all the wounds of war are fully understood," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "When there is uncertainty about the
Cup Check
It ended last weekend. My fantasy football season, that is. It ended in a ball of underperforming flames, leaving me hurt, my spirit vacant. Tebow's four interceptions. Brady's second half. Graham Gano's right leg. They all played a part in the drama. But when the dust finally settled I
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Classical music on the cheap Visual Arts on the cheap Theater on the cheap Tacoma dance on the cheap Fall Arts Calendar through December 2009 Oh Tacoma. We know you’re probably broke. If you’re not, go buy some art. If you are — like most of us — without funds to fuel a tour
